Two men from Florida who were originally stopped in Putnam County last year have been sentenced to jail. 

Leonardo Hernandez, 39, Miami, Fla., was sentenced recently in Putnam County court after pleading guilty to felony cocaine possession. As part of his plea deal, he will serve nine years in jail. 

The charge stemmed from a May 2022 traffic stop on I-70 in Putnam County, where officers found 44 pounds of cocaine worth $1 million in his semi. 

Hernandez told police he was on his way from Phoenix to Indianapolis at the time of the stop. 

In addition to Hernandez, officers also arrested Rolando Bermudez Acevedo, 25, Orlando, who was arrested on charges of dealing a narcotic drug and possession of a narcotic drug.

Bermudez Acedvedo pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine and was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail. 

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